Fishing apparatus.



PLI'T'SCHKE. FISHING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1912.

J awuemfoz V Patented Nov. 26, 19-12.

GEORGE PLt'IscHKE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

FISHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Application filed July 13, 1912. Serial No. 709,218.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE PLt'IsoI-rKn, a citizen of Germany, residingat New York city, county and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Fishing Apparatus, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to a fishing apparatus of novel constructionwhich will cause the hook to be automaticallythrust into the body of thefish, as soon as the latter strikes the bait. In this way the fish willbecome securely hooked without requiring continuous attention or skilledmanipulation.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fishingapparatus embodying my invention; showing it set, Fig. 2 a similar viewshowing it sprung, Fig. 3 a detail of the catch, and Fig. 4 aperspective view of a modification of the apparatus.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 13, the device comprises a baseplate 10 adapted to be placed, on a dock 11 or other support. From plate10, there extends upwardly a strong spring arm 12 having a lowerthreaded end 13 which is screwed through an aperture of the plate intothe clock, so that in this way the device can be readily mounted inposition and dismembered for transportation. To the free end of arm 12,there is secured a block 14 having a forked end 15 in which there ispivoted at 16 an eccentric disk 17. From disk 17, there extends a finger18 having an open eye 19 adapted for the reception of the fishing line20. At a point in front of spring arm 12, there is secured to plate 10,by means of a screw eye 21 one end of a short string 22, the other endof which carries a knife-edge blade 23. This blade is adapted to beinserted into fork 15 directly back of disk 17 and in conjunction withsaid disk constitutes a catch for holding the spring rod in its bent orset position. In use, the fishing line carrying the usual baited hooksand sinker is threadid through eye 19 and thence if desired through anadditional keeper 24 mounted on plate 10 in front of screw eye 21. Thespring arm 12 is now bent forward and held in its set or tensionedposition by means of knife blade 23, which is projected into fork 15 andheld thereto by slightly turning disk 17 backward, so that the diskowing to its eccentric pivot will bear delicately against the blade.When a fish strikes the bait, the resulting pull on the line will turnthe disk in the opposite direction, so that the catch is opened and thespring arm, thus released, will fly up with considerable force tosecurely hook the quarry, while a bell 12 carried by arm 12 will soundan alarm.

In Fig. 4 a modification is illustrated which is to be used in case adock or similar support is not available. In that case, a springy woodenrod 25 is thrust with one end into the river bank or shore, while itsother end carries the forked block 26 to which the eccentric disk 17 ispivoted. The block is provided with a rear bore, so that it may bereadily slipped over the end of rod 25 to which it is held by a clampscrew 27. The string 22 of knife blade 23 is attached at its lower endto a hook or crutch 28 pushed into the ground some distance in front ofrod 25.

It will be seen that my fishing apparatus can be readily taken apart fortransportation and may be as readily mounted. It requires no immediateor skilled attention, as a fish once hooked will remain captured untildrawn in at the convenience of the fisherman.

I claim:

1. A fishing apparatus comprising a base, a spring arm secured theretoat one end, a rotatable disk having an eccentric pivot and mounted onthe other end of the spring arm, a finger secured to the disk andadapted to be engaged by a fishing line and a catch member secured tothe base and adapted to be engaged by the disk.

2. A fishing apparatus comprising a base, a spring arm secured theretoat one end, a rotatable disk having an eccentric pivot and mounted onthe other end of the spring arm, a finger secured to the disk andadapted to be engaged by a fishing line, a knife blade adapted to beengaged by the disk, and a string connecting the knife blade to thebase.

3. A fishing apparatus comprising a base, catch member secured to thebase and adapta spring arm secured thereto at one end, a ed to beengaged by the disk. forked block carried by the other end of the GEORGEPLt-TSCHKE spring arm, a rotatable disk having an eccentric pivot andjournaled in the forked WVitnesses: block, a finger secured to the diskand adapt- FRANK v. BRIESEN, ed to be engaged by a fishing line, and aKATI-IERYNE KOCH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

